Archive for March, 2011

boston weather

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Partly cloudy in the evening…then becoming mostly cloudy. [1]

Thursday: A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. [2]

TonightPartly cloudy in the evening…then becoming mostly cloudy. [3]

A chance of rain in the afternoon. [1]

Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east. [2]

Highs in the low 40s and lows in the low 30s. [4]

South winds 5 to 10 mph…becoming east after midnight. [3]

Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. [...] East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. [2]

Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. [...] Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the upper 30s. [4]

Map function requires Javascript and a compatible browser. [...] New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. [2]

Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. [1]

Sources:
[1] Weather Underground: Boston, Massachusetts
[2] 7-Day Forecast for Latitude 42.36?N and Longitude 71.04?W
[3] Boston, MA weather | Boston.com
[4] Intellicast - Boston Weather Report in Massachusetts (02128)

kevin federline

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Kevin Federline, a dancer and rapper who has performed back-up for singers such as Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson and Britney Spears, became famous when he and Spears married in a surprise ceremony in 2004. [1]

Best known for his marriage to superstar Britney Spears in 2004, Federline has performed as a backup dancer for such pop stars as Justin Timberlake, Pink and Michael Jackson. [2]

Federline’s stage name of K-Fed and status as the ex-husband of Britney Spears was ridiculed by some media commentators, who labeled him “Fed-Ex.” [3]

The corn-rowed tabloid staple was first linked to Spears in April 2004, while then-girlfriend Moesha actress Shar Jackson was six months pregnant with their second child. [4]

Previously engaged to actress Shar Jackson, Federline is best known for his two-year marriage to pop singer Britney Spears. [5]

Explore our interactive women’s history timeline, videos, meet hundreds of notable women and so much more. [2]

The couple’s divorce was highly publicized and was followed by an ongoing legal battle for the custody of their two sons, Sean Preston Federline and Jayden James Federline. [5]

While the tabloids kept a close watch on his relationship with Britney (and their sons, Sean, born 14 September 2005, and Jayden, born 12 September 2006), Federline worked to start his own recording career. [1]

Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978) is an American dancer, rapper, fashion model, Instead, the first official single was “Lose Control,” which he premiered on the Teen Choice Awards show on the Fox network in late summer 2006. [3]

Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978) is an American dancer, rapper, fashion model, and actor. [5]

Born Kevin Earl Federline on March 21, 1978 in Fresno, California. [2]

Following weeks of rumors that their marriage was in trouble, Spears filed for divorce on 7 November 2006. [1]

In 2005, he co-starred with Spears in the short-lived reality TV show Britney and Kevin: Chaotic featuring the couple’s home videos. [2]

After publicly battling Spears for custody, Federline was awarded sole custody in 2008. [4]

She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album…Baby One More Time in 1999. [3]

Sources:
[1] Kevin Federline: Biography from Answers.com
[2] Kevin Federline Biography - Biography.com
[3] Kevin Federline
[4] Kevin Federline - People.com
[5] Kevin Federline - Wikipedia

livejournal

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Live Journal, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Sup Fabrik Ltd. and AF Telecom Sarl. [1]

Rooted in a tradition of global participation, LiveJournal is on the forefront of personal publishing, community involvement, and individual expression. [2]

LiveJournal is one of the web’s largest online communities, organized around personal journals. [3]

Livejournal has posted a series of paintings that ran as part of a 1961 Motorola advertising campaign that depict a futuristic lifestyle and featuring cavernous modern living spaces. [4]

This is the secure LiveJournal server, used for sensitive actions like credit card processing and password handling, where it’s important that transactions be encrypted and not fly across the net unprotected. [5]

‘ has become a genericized trademark for blogging in general, and the community boasts something close to 700,000 Russian LiveJournals, perhaps 300,000 of them active. [...]… LiveJournal differentiates itself from other blogging sites by its WELL -like features of a self-contained community and some social networking features similar to other social networking sites. [6]

Additionally, with LiveJournal, users can have custom control over who can view their journal posts as well as join interest-based communities. [3]

Consider bookmarking Planetizen — the leading source of news for urban planning, design and development. [4]

When a journal is suspended, it effectively removes from sight everything the user has written on LiveJournal, including comments in other people’s journals; however, the user is able to download the material while suspended. [6]

LiveJournal’s innovations include friend pages - pages that enable users to easily view the recent journal updates of their LiveJournal friends. [3]

LiveJournal was started on April 15, 1999 by Brad Fitzpatrick as a way of keeping his high school friends updated on his activities. [6]

Its Website enables the publishing community to share common interests, meet new friends, and express themselves. [1]

New study shows that LiveJournal now ranks #6 among college students after YouTube. [2]

The company was founded in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California. [1]

Sources:
[1] Live Journal, Inc.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek
[2] LiveJournal Inc.
[3] LiveJournal
[4] The McMansions of the Future | Planetizen
[5] LiveJournal Secure Server
[6] LiveJournal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

sara ramirez

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

While she is best known for her role as the independent Dr. Callie Torres on ABC’s popular medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, actress Sara Ramirez is also a singer and Tony award-winning actress. [1]

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the official Sara Ramirez Fan Club. [2]

Some think that in comparison to her Grey’s Anatomy co-stars Sara Ramirez is chunky and I guess if you want to use them as a comparison then she is. [3]

Welcome to Sara Ramirez Online, dedicated to the amazingly talented actress Sara Ramirez! [4]

I was on set for a preview of the special March 31 episode, in which a crisis unfolds involving five-months pregnant Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) and we’re taken on a musical head trip through the doctor’s mind. [...] If last season’s bullet-riddled finale didn’t teach you that lives on Grey’s Anatomy can change in a heartbeat, then get ready for another harrowing reminder - this time with a fun, whimsical twist. [5]

Welcome to the official Sara Ramirez Fan Club! [2]

Sara Ramirez Online is no way affiliated with Sara, Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, or anybody else affiliated with Sara. [4]

She is known for her role as Callie Torres in Grey’s Anatomy (2006′present) and as the original Lady of the Lake in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. [...] ; born August 31, 1975) is a Mexican-American actress and singer. [6]

Whether you love Sara’s breathtaking beauty and spirit, impeccable vocal talents, Tony Award-winning stage performance, or her stellar portrayal as Dr. Callie Torres on Grey’s Anatomy, this club is the place for you! [2]

On a special Grey’s Anatomy-themed episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, she revealed that top executives from ABC loved her performance in Spamalot so much that they offered her a role in any ABC show she wanted. [6]

In 2005, Ramirez took home the coveted award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in Monty Python’s Spamalot. [1]

Before she was an actress on Grey’s Anatomy she was singing up a storm in Juilliard. [3]

Sara will be making a lot of appearances in March. [2]

Sources:
[1] Sara Ram?rez: Information from Answers.com
[2] Sara Ramirez Fans
[3] Sara Ramirez
[4] Sara Ramirez Online - Your Source For Sara Ramirez
[5] Sara Ramirez News, Sara Ramirez Bio and Photos | TVGuide.com
[6] Sara Ram?rez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

emu

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

The emu has been recorded in the areas shown in pink. [1]

) (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. [2]

Reaching up to two meters (6.5 feet) in height, the emu is the largest bird native to Australia and the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. [1]

A large flightless bird, hence a ratite, native to Australia; up to 6 ft high and weighing up to 100 lb; Dromaius novae-hollandiae. [3]

Three different Dromaius species were common in Australia before European settlement, and one species is known from fossils. [4]

A large, flightless Australian bird (Dromiceius novaehollandiae) related to and resembling the ostrich and the cassowary. [3]

Their long legs allow them to take strides of up to He collaborated on Phillip’s book and provided the first descriptions of and names for many Australian bird species; its name is Latin for “fast-footed New Hollander “. [4]

The shafts and the tips of the feathers are black. [1]

The soft-feathered, brown, flightless birds reach up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height. [2]

Emus are members of a group of birds known was ratites. [1]

The species was named by ornithologist John Latham on a specimen from the Sydney, Australia area, which was referred to as New Holland at the time. [2]

The Ostrich has two toes on each foot.]] The neck of the Emu is pale blue and shows through its sparse feathers. [4]

The name emu also is used for extinct species belonging to the Dromaius genus, such as the Kangaroo Island emu (Dromaius baudinianus) and the King Island emu (Dromaius ater). [1]

They are curious and nosy animals who are known to follow and watch other animals and humans. [3]

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Sources:
[1] Emu - New World Encyclopedia
[2] Emu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] emu: Definition from Answers.com
[4] Emu
[5] Emu | Define Emu at Dictionary.com